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19 de jul. de 2021 · Walvin, James. Freedom: The Overthrowing of the Slave Empires.New York: Penguin, 2019. There is a line I’ve used for almost a decade now, whether leading tours at national historic sites or coaching high schoolers through their unit on the American Civil War: “In 1861, only two countries in the Atlantic world allowed slavery: Brazil and the United States.”
Hace 6 días · Questioning Slavery. London, Routledge, 1996, ISBN: 9780415153560; 216pp.; Price: £75.00. James Walvin needs no introduction to students of slavery since, over the last thirty years, he has been one of the most prolific writers on the history of American slavery among the academic fraternity on both sides of the Atlantic.
We all know the story of the slave trade—the infamous Middle Passage, the horrifying conditions on slave ships, the millions that died on the journey, and the auctions that awaited the slaves upon their arrival in the Americas. But much of the writing on the subject has focused on the European traders and the arrival of slaves in North America. In Crossings, eminent historian James Walvin ...
11 de oct. de 2022 · James Walvin, Histoire du sucre, histoire du monde, Paris, La Découverte, 2020, 286 p. Dans cet ouvrage de synthèse traduit de l’anglais, James Walvin, historien spécialiste de l’esclavage et professeur émérite à l’Université d’York, se penche sur un produit symbole de la mondialisation, le sucre, par une approche d’histoire ...
'James is a titan of twentieth-century politics and culture' Sunday Times'The Black Jacobins is not only a groundbreaking historical work; it is a masterpiece in storytelling and analysis' Gary YoungeThe iconic study of the Haitian revolution, by one of the most important historians of the twentieth centuryC. L. R. James's pioneering account of the 1791 San Domingo slave revolt and the ...
L'historien anglais James Walvin s'en est saisi et nous offre un essai très documenté, Histoire du sucre, histoire du monde. 2020-08-29 - Philippe Artières - En attendant Nadeau . Il titille nos papilles, évoque les doux plaisirs de l'enfance, accompagne nos joies et nos fêtes.
James Walvin taught for many years at the University of York where he is now Professor of History Emeritus. He also held visiting positions in the Caribbean, the U.S.A. and Australia. He won the prestigious Martin Luther King Memorial Prize for his book Black and White, and has published widely on the history of slavery and the slave trade.
